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Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 18, 2014, 3:57 AM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 19, 2014, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2014, 3:57 AM MDT (09:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 19, 2014, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 19, 2014, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 38 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4278 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
847 WWUS85 KABQ 180957 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 357 AM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM TODAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...AND UNSTABLE TO EXTREMELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BE COMMON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...AND WILL BECOME STRONGER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT WILL AGGRAVATE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. NMZ106-182130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0035.140518T1800Z-140519T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0036.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0037.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0029.140518T1800Z-140519T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 357 AM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH TODAY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 OR 40 MPH ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103>105-107-108-182130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0036.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0037.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.140518T1800Z-140519T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 357 AM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...AND AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH TODAY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ109-182130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0036.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0037.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0029.140518T1800Z-140519T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 357 AM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUST NEAR 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-182130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0036.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 357 AM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST NEAR 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ102-182130- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 357 AM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 4 AND 9 PERCENT. ABOVE 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 34
5 follow-up statements
595 WWUS85 KABQ 182116 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 316 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...MANY HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...AND EXTREMELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BE COMMON. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MOSTLY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT WILL AGGRAVATE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. NMZ103>109-190200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0037.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 316 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...AND AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH TODAY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-190200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 316 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT. ABOVE 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 40
914 WWUS85 KABQ 190159 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 759 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...MANY HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...AND EXTREMELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL SUPPORT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. NMZ103>109-191400- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 759 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...AND AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ON BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-191400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 759 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT. ABOVE 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ SHY
998 WWUS85 KABQ 191244 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 644 AM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM TODAY FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND STRENGTHEN DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. ADDITIONALLY...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES... SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES AND AN EXTREMELY DRY AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH DAYS. NMZ103>109-192130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 644 AM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-192130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 644 AM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW ANY REMAINING SNOWPACK LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 OR 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT. ABOVE 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
661 WWUS85 KABQ 192115 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 315 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM TODAY FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING DUE TO GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE THE PRECURSOR FOR ANOTHER DAY OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG IN THE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO THE STATE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD RETURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AS A RESULT OF THE WINDS...AS WELL AS A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. NMZ103-200200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0038.140521T1900Z-140522T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 315 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS WHERE CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BOTH THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY. WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY. MINIMUMS BETWEEN 9 AND 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ104>109-200200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 315 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BOTH THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-200200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 315 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHCENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW ANY REMAINING SNOW PACK THROUGH THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT. ABOVE 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
707 WWUS85 KABQ 200151 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 751 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS TAPER OFF AND HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASE. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE THE PRECURSOR FOR ANOTHER DAY OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY WITH VERY UNSTABLE...DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD RETURN ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER ROUND OF DRY...WARM AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS RETURN. NMZ103-201400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0038.140521T1900Z-140522T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 751 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS AGAIN TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...WITH ANOTHER ROUND POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TUESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 AND 10 PERCENT TUESDAY. 9 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ104>109-201400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 751 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-200300- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 751 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... AN ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS LIKELY THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS TAPER OFF AND HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASE. THE MAIN PERIOD OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS HOWEVER HAS PASSED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at May 18, 3:35 AM MDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 3:35 AM MDT, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 335 AM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS... WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...BREEZY TO WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY. THEREAFTER...HIGH TEMPERATURES START TO SLIDE TOWARDS MORE SEASONAL VALUES WHILE AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES NEW MEXICO FROM THE WEST. THIS SYSTEM COULD DRAW MOISTURE INTO THE STATE...LEADING TO INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...FIRST OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THEN SPREADING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BY NEXT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. && .DISCUSSION... HIGHER DEWPOINTS HAVE SURGED WESTWARD SATURDAY EVENING AND AS OF THIS TIME HAVE EVEN BLED INTO THE KSAF AREA WHERE THE WIND HAS TURNED SELY. STILL MOSTLY 30S TO 40S THOUGH...AND EXPECTING THIS WILL MIX OUT LATER TODAY AS DRY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS INCREASE. THEREFORE LEFT OUT POPS FOR TODAY OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. HIGHS IN THE FAR EAST REBOUND FROM SATURDAY/S SLIGHT COOL DOWN. MONDAY WILL BE WARMER IN THE EAST...AND GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO FLOP AROUND AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE CENTURY MARK FOR THE KROW HIGH. BREEZY TO WINDY WEATHER WILL DOMINATE BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES...ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN PLAINS. MODELS HAVEN/T CHANGED MUCH IN REGARDS TO THE DEVELOPING THEN SLOWLY APPROACHING UPPER LOW TO OUR WEST MID TO LATE WEEK. IF ANYTHING...THE PROGRESSION IS A SLOW WEAKENING AND EASTWARD MOVEMENT...WHICH HAS IT HANGING OUT WITH US OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. ECMWF IS THE SLOWER MODEL...BUT THE GFS HAS ALSO TRENDED TOWARDS A SLOWER MOVEMENT IN IT/S LAST FEW RUNS. IN SHORT...A VERY DRY...WINDY AND WARM TO HOT CRITICAL FIRE PATTERN COULD MORPH INTO A STORMY...WETTER AND COOLER PATTERN BY THE WEEKEND. && .FIRE WEATHER... A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BEGINS TODAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. WILL UPGRADE ZONE 106 TODAY...MAINLY FOR AREAS IN SOCORRO COUNTY...AND WILL ADD ZONE 109 AS WELL INTO THE RED FLAG FOR TODAY. ALSO UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY...AND WILL INCLUDE ZONE 102...AND WILL ADD A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY AS WELL FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MOISTURE HAS SEEPED BACK INTO MUCH OF EASTERN NM...BUT WILL QUICKLY MIX BACK EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON TO NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. THUS...A MUCH DRIER...WARMER AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE THE RULE... PROMOTING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MOST AREAS. EVEN THOSE AREAS NOT IN RED FLAG WARNINGS WILL SEE EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITIES. THE ONLY LIMITING FACTOR FOR THESE AREAS WILL BE WINDS STAYING JUST BELOW CRITERIA. OTHER AREAS SHOULD SEE WINDS JUST ABOVE CRITICAL CRITERIA. ALSO OF CONCERN IS AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF SUPERHAINES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE ABYSMALLY LOW TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 107...WHERE RECOVERIES MAY STRUGGLE TO REACH 15 PERCENT. THUS...MORE THAN A DOZEN HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...EXCEPTIONALLY DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A STORM SYSTEM DIVING SOUTH OVER CALIFORNIA WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ALOFT OVER NM AND WESTERLY WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY ON TUESDAY. WITH INCREASING WINDS ALOFT AND A MODEST SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO EACH DAY...WIND SPEEDS WILL BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS. HAINES VALUES OF 6 WILL BE WIDESPREAD BOTH DAYS AND A LARGE AREA OF SUPERHAINES WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NM ON MONDAY. ALSO...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...MOST AREAS WILL SEE BETWEEN 12 AND 18 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MONDAY...AND BETWEEN 8 AND 16 HOURS ON TUESDAY. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL PREVAIL BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS. ONE EXCEPTION MAY BE THE EASTERN PORTION OF ZONE 108 WHERE SOME GULF MOISTURE MAY CREEP IN DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...BEFORE GETTING SCOURED OUT DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. MODELS ARE TRENDING THE STORM SYSTEM SLOWER THAN THEY WERE YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE STORM SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE CENTERED NEAR SOUTHERN NEVADA. DRY...BREEZY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. COULD SEE A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THESE AREAS. MEANWHILE...GULF MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO BE PULLED UP INTO EASTERN NM...MITIGATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS IN ZONES 104 AND 108. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES FINALLY GET A BIG BOOST WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE PLAINS...THOUGH POOR RECOVERIES WILL PERSIST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE CLOSED LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ON THURSDAY...AND THE GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM IN ACROSS THE PLAINS. THOUGH WE MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...STORMS LOOK TO BE MORE PROBABLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WETTING RAIN AMOUNTS APPEAR TO BE LIKELY WITH ANY STORM AS PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES INCREASE TO OVER ONE INCH. AT LEAST FOR NOW...LOOKS LIKE WESTERN AREAS WILL STAY DRY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...BUT MAY SEE A FEW STORMS IN THE EVENING. MODELS ARE NOW SHOWING THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MEANDERING AROUND SOUTHERN ARIZONA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. AS STATED IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...THIS PUTS NM IN THE SWEET SPOT FOR MOISTURE RETURN...DYNAMIC FORCING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DURING THIS TIME...HOWEVER...THERE STILL LOOKS TO BE SOME DRY AIR INTRUSIONS ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE STATE...THUS THESE AREAS MAY MISS OUT ON THE BEST RAINS. OTHERWISE...THE MOISTURE ACROSS THE EAST SHOULD GRADUALLY SEEP INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND CURL AROUND THE LOW INTO NW NM. 34 && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF CYCLE VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALL TAF SITES THROUGH PERIOD. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES ALONG THE EXTREME EASTERN BORDER OVERNIGHT COULD RESULT IN SOME LOW CLOUDS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO INCLUDE A CEILING AT KTCC. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AND STRENGTHEN STEADILY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. 05 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 88 46 85 47 / 0 0 0 0 DULCE........................... 81 41 79 39 / 0 0 0 0 CUBA............................ 83 42 80 41 / 0 0 0 0 GALLUP.......................... 84 42 79 41 / 0 0 0 0 EL MORRO........................ 80 39 76 39 / 0 0 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 83 40 80 40 / 0 0 0 0 QUEMADO......................... 82 43 80 42 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 88 45 86 46 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 72 37 71 35 / 0 0 0 0 LOS ALAMOS...................... 80 49 79 45 / 0 0 0 0 PECOS........................... 77 47 78 45 / 0 0 0 0 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 77 40 76 36 / 0 0 0 0 RED RIVER....................... 68 37 68 37 / 0 0 0 0 ANGEL FIRE...................... 73 39 73 38 / 0 0 0 0 TAOS............................ 79 41 78 37 / 0 0 0 0 MORA............................ 77 45 77 43 / 0 0 0 0 ESPANOLA........................ 85 42 85 43 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA FE........................ 83 45 81 44 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 86 47 84 46 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 86 54 85 52 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 88 57 88 55 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 89 52 89 50 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 88 53 88 51 / 0 0 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 89 53 89 51 / 0 0 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 88 55 87 53 / 0 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 91 56 90 55 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 82 52 82 49 / 0 0 0 0 TIJERAS......................... 84 54 84 51 / 0 0 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 85 45 82 45 / 0 0 0 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 83 48 81 48 / 0 0 0 0 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 85 51 83 51 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 86 56 85 54 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 81 56 82 55 / 0 0 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 82 43 83 43 / 5 5 5 5 RATON........................... 85 45 86 44 / 5 5 5 5 SPRINGER........................ 84 46 85 45 / 0 0 0 0 LAS VEGAS....................... 81 47 84 45 / 0 0 0 0 CLAYTON......................... 86 52 93 53 / 5 5 5 5 ROY............................. 84 51 90 52 / 5 0 0 0 CONCHAS......................... 90 54 93 53 / 5 0 0 0 SANTA ROSA...................... 92 55 95 54 / 0 0 0 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 94 57 98 55 / 5 0 0 0 CLOVIS.......................... 90 55 96 54 / 5 0 0 0 PORTALES........................ 92 56 97 55 / 5 0 0 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 94 56 97 56 / 0 0 0 0 ROSWELL......................... 98 59 100 59 / 0 0 0 0 PICACHO......................... 89 57 89 57 / 0 0 0 0 ELK............................. 85 57 85 55 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 6:00 AM MDT, 21 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SAT MAY 17 2014 NMZ501>540-181200- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 600 AM MDT SAT MAY 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE INCREASING SUNDAY AND MORESO MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...WINDS STRENGTHEN AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES FALL BELOW 10 PERCENT. THE SAME STORM SYSTEM MAY ALSO DRAW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...LEADING TO INCREASING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 3:57 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more | 11 hr |
| May 18, 3:16 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more | 53 hr |
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